Paschalis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Paschalis

What is the meaning of the name Paschalis ?

The baby name Paschalis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pæsˈkælɪs/ (PAS-KAL-iss); ecclesiastical/Latin: /pasˈkaːlis/ (pas-KAH-lis).

Paschalis is Latin in Origin.

Paschalis is the learned Latin-and-Greek form of a name meaning “pertaining to Easter/Passover.” It derives from Latin paschalis “paschal,” from Pascha “Easter/Passover,” itself via Greek Πάσχα from Aramaic/Hebrew Pesach (“Passover”). The name was commonly given to boys born at Easter or symbolically linked to the Paschal feast and the ideas of deliverance and new life.

Use was strong in medieval ecclesiastical circles: it was borne by Popes Paschal I (9th century) and Paschal II (11th–12th century) and by the Spanish Franciscan mystic Saint Paschal Baylón (1540–1592), which helped spread the name across Catholic Europe. Modern and regional variants include Paschal (English), Pascal (French; also common in German and Dutch), Pasquale (Italian), Pascual (Spanish), Pascoal (Portuguese), Paschalis (Greek Πασχάλης), Paškalis (Lithuanian), and Paskal (South Slavic). Feminine counterparts: Pascale/Pascaline (French), Pascuala (Spanish), Pasqualina (Italian), and Paschalia (Greek).